Chaichanhda and her cousin are now staying with their aunts that also live in the fourplex. As they try to start over after losing their homes, she is thankful for her pup’s heroics and hopes it changes people’s view of pit bulls as family pets.

"It meant a lot. I owe her everything. If it wasn’t for her, I would have still been in bed and things could have taken a worse turn," Chaichanhda said.

She said it was one of the rare nights where she left Sasha outside, and it likely ended up being the reason everyone made it out alive.